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Dear Colleagues, 

The revised PPSM-36: Classification of Positions is now available for your information. This Presidential Policy went through the substantive revision process. These revisions include:

Dear Colleagues, 

Over the past few years, UC has made notable strides in supporting work-life balance, including the introduction of the Pay for Family Care and Bonding program in 2021 and protected leave following reproductive loss in 2024. UC is now seeking to expand paid sick leave for part-time and full-time employees effective January 1, 2025, and the Office of the President invites comments on proposed revisions to PPSM 2.210: Absence from Work.

Dear Colleagues,

Notice of Request for Recognition

PERB Case No:  SF-RR-1041-H

UC is committed to supporting faculty and staff — and that includes enhancing benefits, programs and policies designed to help employees balance their work and personal lives. Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, UC’s leave options will expand to provide eligible employees with up to five days of protected leave following a reproductive loss. This change aligns with California legislation that will be effective Jan. 1, 2024.

Medical costs are rising: Choose the benefits that are right for you Oct. 26 – Nov. 17, 2023

Welcome to your first year as an educator at UC Berkeley. As a new Unit 18 employee of the University, it is important that you understand your rights and responsibilities as you begin your career with us. For this purpose, our office will be holding a mandatory makeup session for the new employee orientation which was held at the beginning of the semester. This orientation will be co-hosted by your labor union, University Council - AFT Local 1474. 

The current Professional Librarians agreement between the University of California (UC), and the American Federation of Teachers provides for successor contract negotiations in 2023.  Systemwide bargaining may begin following completion of the public notice meetings scheduled below.

Financial sustainability. Gratitude. Inclusion and belonging. Reducing bureaucracy.

These are just a few of the topics that UC Berkeley Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Ben Hermalin covered this past Tuesday in the first Campus Conversations event of the fall semester.

Because the University of California is committed to pay equity and pay transparency, all UC employees can self-access information about the salary range for their positions online. The new Job Code Lookup System site, which has replaced the previous Title Code Web Inquiry System (TCS) site, will make that process easier and more accessible to all users.

Please review these FAQs in full regarding titles recently accreted to the Teamsters Union.

Dear Colleagues, 

Since the University’s COVID-19 vaccine policy was first issued in December 2020, UC has continued to review and adjust UC’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements as public health conditions have evolved. With the changes to federal and state public health guidance and the end of the federal Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023, UC is moving to a systemwide COVID-19 vaccination opt-out program for UC students and employees.

University of California Retirement Plan (UCRP) and UC-PERS Plus 5 Plan benefit recipients, including those receiving survivor and UCRP disability income, will receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) effective July 1, 2023. The increase will appear in checks paid on August 1. 

Please read this PERB notice in full regarding Teamsters.

Please read this PERB notice in full regarding AFSCME.

Please read this PERB notice in full.